Prince Explains Swearing Off Dirty Words in His Music

In a new cover story for Essence, his Purpleness explains why he no longer performs songs that include dirty words. No, it's not because he's a Jehovah's Witness: It's because of a boxing legend.

"Did you ever hear Muhammad Ali curse? Would you curse in front of your kids? To your mother? Marsha [Ambrosius], Lianne [La Havas], Janelle [Monae] … They're all my sisters. We shouldn't curse at them. We need to treat all of them, and all people, like royalty," he said.